Re: New Year's Party -- Grimmauld Place -- 31 December 1996/1 January 1997

**George Weasley** Tue Aug 20, 2013 2:28 am

Oh, gee, how could I even go into that much detail? I laughed and ran a hand through my hair. "Ah, well... the map Fred and I snuck out of Filch's office... and ever since, we've been able to avoid so much trouble whenever we pull off some pranks. Half the passageways Filch and the teachers dont' even know about them. Well, obviously except for Lupin here," I said, seeing the bemused look on his face.

**Jada Monroe Weasley** Tue Aug 20, 2013 2:35 am

I chuckled slightly, remembering the last game I had gone to that summer. It was if Fred had known I was watching mainly him and not the game. It had seemed like he was trying to show off. "You know Michael was a chaser when he was in school. He has a soft spot for Quidditch," I said.

**Sirius Black** Tue Aug 20, 2013 3:38 am

I laughed, " So, that's where it went too. I don't even remember how it got into filch's hand..." I said taking another swig of the firewhiskey. " It comes in handy when you need to make a quick getaway." I said with a smirk. I can't judge them when it comes to pranking. We created the damn thing. I nodded, " Yeah, most don't McGonagall knows a few of them. " I told them. " She just doesn't have the heart to block them off. She knows hey would just get reopened. I am glad that someone is keeping it up.." I said putting my hand on Ember's.

**Ember Potter Black** Tue Aug 20, 2013 5:19 am

I rubbed Sirius's shoulders. I was so proud of him for behaving like this. I caught Elena's eye and smiled. She looked so happy and relieved. And I noticed George seemed to be more relaxed.

**George Weasley** Tue Aug 20, 2013 5:22 am

I was surprised by that, because I was sure she had almost caught me and Fred climbing into one once... and she just seemed to tell us to head to class or something. "Really? I would have never guessed," I said, raising my eyebrows. "Took us awhile to figure out the one with the Whomping willow... but it made sense after someone started teaching there. We nabbed the map in our first year. You know... we never truly behaved ourselves and Filch just hates us. So we figured it'd be perfectly fine swiping a few things from his office."

**Elena S. T. Black Weasley** Tue Aug 20, 2013 6:21 am

I made eye contact with mum and smiled. I was so happy this was going so well. Dad appeared to like him. So that made me in a better mood as I took a sip from the drink Remus made. " I'm just better..." I said with a smirk to George as I squeezed his hand.

**Remus Lupin** Tue Aug 20, 2013 11:50 am

I was glad to see that everyone had calmed down. I figured they were all just overreacting... like this group tends to do sometimes.

**Chloe Murdock Lupin** Tue Aug 20, 2013 2:26 pm

I was speaking with Will's girlfriend and completely lost track of everyone. I knew that Elena's boyfriend was here. I figured that would be where they were.

**Sirius Black** Tue Aug 20, 2013 2:44 pm

" She says she doesn't like it but she never really punishes us unless it's obvious we did it.." I told him as I remembered our pranks.

**George Weasley** Tue Aug 20, 2013 2:52 pm

"Man... I wish Fred and I were that lucky," I said, shaking my head. "She gets us for anything she can. Of course, it's not as bad as say Snape catching us, but still. Wish our head of house would be as lenient as Snape is with his House." I always wondered why Professor Lupin wasn't allowed to be teh Gryffindor Head of House... that would be so awesome.

**Elena S. T. Black Weasley** Tue Aug 20, 2013 3:06 pm

I laughed, " Snape is going to be lenient... it's who he is....he was in love with Aunt Lily and uncle James took her away from him...so he's going to be bitter with everyone. " I explained. " It would be nice if she was...but she wouldn't be herself is she was."

**George Weasley** Tue Aug 20, 2013 3:16 pm

I shrugged. "I think I'd enjoy a new and improved McGonagall..." I muttered, taking a drink of the firewhiskey.

**Elena S. T. Black Weasley** Tue Aug 20, 2013 3:21 pm

I smiled, " Me too..." I whispered quickly. Looking to my parents, " Well, going to take him in the house to look at photos?" I asked quickly to them. Looking to my mum, we will be in people's sight.

**Ember Potter Black** Tue Aug 20, 2013 3:39 pm

I smiled at them. "Get out of here... us old people are just so boring," I teased. I didn't want to stress the poor kid otu too much... and neither did I want to press the luck of my husband, even though he was being so good!

**Jetty Pettigrew** Tue Aug 20, 2013 3:41 pm

Dean Black wrote:I wasn't one hundred percent sure about that, but I was willing to give him teh chance. "If you ever need help, I'm here for you. I know... sounds odd, but there was a kinship with our fathers and even though it's broken, I almost feel like there's this unsaid connection between us whether we like it or not," I told him. "It might be because of our mum's or something... I don't know. I just don't want you to go down a road where you cant' return just because you think it's your only option." I was talking about the dark road... so I hoped that he kenw that.

Way to be subtle... I bit my tongue to keep that one to myself. I wasn't sure if Dean would realize that it was a joke, even if it sounded like I was offended. "Thank you," I said to him quietly. I had always felt kind of like an outcast. I never really fit into my house and my friends always wanted to do things that revolved around the Dark Arts. I preferred not to do that.

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